Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.
That’s the sound of the countdown that begins each day of every week of every month. It’s the one aspect of sales that just never changes.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.
Sell, sell, sell.
As we’ve all experienced, sales essentially boils down to two things:
- Numbers
- Time
And those two things often go hand-in-hand. While we (or our team) are racing to hit quota against that clock. But we can save time and maximize our numbers by investing in the right processes, activities, and skills.
Truth is, sales is changing -- quickly. As sales conversations grow even more buyer-focused, sales reps have begun developing their own hacks, techniques, and processes for prospecting.
That’s where this guide comes in. In this growing sales landscape, we’ll outline the various processes and key strategies for prospecting -- the phase of selling that often consumes the most time and energy (and is the most crucial to get right). But let's start with a quick refresher: